Monday, January 30, 2012

Not what I had originally planned

I planned on showing you my recent pickups from Nachos Grande group break but that will wait until tomorrow because I ran into 2012 Topps at Walmart this afternoon. This post will be pretty scan heavy but I figured I'd get some pictures out there to show everyone what the set looks like this year as well as the inserts.

Base Cards

Walmart Blue Border

Manufactured Patch from the blaster

Classic Walkoffs is on the top and I scanned two separate cards to show you from and back of it. Timeless Talents is the bottom card and once again it's a different card scanned to show front and back.

Golden Moments

Golden Greats

Gold Standard (card have foil showing milestone's for the players)

Golden Futures

Golden Anniversary (just like diamond anniversary but golden and sparkly)

1987 Mini Topps (these are probably my favorite from the set)

Golden Giveaway Code Cards (I doubt I'll be participating this year)

Overall I like the design of the base cards much better than 2011. I'll be collecting the Golden Futures and 1987 Mini Topps for sure. I won't be collecting the other inserts unless they have Astros or PC guys on them. It was fun breaking the new product and I may break a hobby box in a couple of weeks to finish off the base set but I'll mostly be buying singles/trading.

What do the backs of the 87s look like? Everyone has scanned the fronts but no backs. I'm really hoping they look like the originals but expecting them to look awful like Lineage, or boring like the Kimball Champions.

About Me

I'm 23 years old and I live in the greater Houston area. I'm a homer when it comes to teams as I'm a die-hard Astros and Texans fan. I also enjoy watching the Rockets, Aeros and Dynamo but I hardly ever miss an Astros or Texans game. I like sports cards and collect my favorite teams but I also collect guys like Tulo, Longo, Josh Johnson and Mauer here and there.